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“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them,”
His “get things done” approach is five steps: 1) collect what has your attention; 2) process what it means; 3) put it where it belongs; 4) review frequently; and 5) simply do. Clear your mind so it’s free to problem solve and be creative instead.
family and relationships, work, meals, exercising, chores, educational activities, and more.
“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.”
We often treat time as a commodity. Time is incredibly valuable because, as is anything of great value, it is limited in supply.
EXERCISE #5 CONSIDER THIS EXERCISE TO COMPLETE THIS CHAPTER. WRITE DOWN ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. How much of your time do you consider to be productive? What would you like it to be? 2. What regular activities in your life do you consider to be significant time-wasters that could be easily discontinued or replaced? 3. What would an ideal day look like to get what you need accomplished while maintaining a healthy work/life balance? 4. Are you able to practice delayed gratification for important things in your life, and if so, name one example?
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DAY FIVE, SKILL FIVE ACTION PLAN Now that you have completed the exercise section and have reflected on ways you can build this new skill, it’s time to act. Here are seven specific actions you must take to immediately apply what you’ve learned in this chapter: CHALLENGE FIVE: ACCOMPLISH MORE BY MASTERING THE EFFECTIVE USE OF TIME Remember, success is not a nine-to-five commitment. Start your day early or finish it late. Make the best use of the limited time you have. Focus on being productive with your time. Use productivity tools and apps to assist. Work smart, not just hard, for better
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To survive, one must be highly responsive to change.
BEING PERSISTENT IS ALWAYS A PERSONAL DECISION.
Resilience is about working strenuously toward significant challenges while sustaining effort and attention over time, despite adversity, plateaus in progress, and failures.
Being willing to change and evolve in the process is of utmost importance to build this muscle.
ACCEPT THAT PERFECT ISN’T PRETTY AND NEVER WILL BE
P&G Gillette “Perfect Isn’t Pretty” film featuring a never-before-heard mix of Sia’s popular track “Unstoppable” for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the brand provided a glimpse into the athlete’s Olympic training as they diligently prepared themselves for the competitive event.
MAKE SMALL EFFORTS DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR A LARGE OUTCOME.
indie Barkley ultramarathon
Now consider your own goals and ask yourself: How badly do I want it? Am I willing to wake up early and sacrifice a bit of my social life to find the time to train or practice repeatedly? Am I willing to face the pain and still choose to push forward until my goal is achieved?
separates those who go on and those who give up.
Most people go through life looking for maximum comfort and minimize any type of pain. We are spoiled. We are protected. We often choose the easy path, instead of the right path. When the pressure or pain is too great, we slow down or even stop in our tracks.
100-mile long races, and the training required prior—no matter the weather conditions—taught me early on to “suck it up.” I built up a tolerance for pain and resistance and that ability led me to deal with less than comfortable situations in my life.
No one can realize remarkable feats without a healthy dose of discomfort and a right measure of commitment and dedication.
Know yourself, know your limits, and push them slightly, again and again. Redouble your efforts, do not succumb to mediocrity, and you can bounce back from whatever setback you may ...
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Success is mostly about the right mindset. Expect plenty of curveballs.
It’s easy to think positively when we have moderate success, support, and access to resources. The real test is staying positive when we don’t.
positive thinking goes far beyond optimism and draws from confidence, vision, and certainty. When we combine these powerful forces together, we turn ideas into actions, and these actions into results. Positive thinking is a sort of fuel that stimulates our minds and bodies while propelling us forward. How can we encourage positive thinking at all times and in all circumstances?
We must first focus on the positive and brush away doubts, hesitations, and fears. For example, someone might conclude that he or she could have started sooner on a project. That’s clearly a negative thought. Instead, they should consider that starting later on this project allowed them to become wiser, and better prepared to go after their dream. In other words, the time wasn’t wasted. It was invested in getting them ready for what’s coming next and increased their chances of success as a result. That’s a positive thought. Actually, that’s two. And this is exactly what you need to focus on to
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LIVE BY THE “NO MATTER WHAT” MOTTO
We may not be able to control our circumstances or what life may have in store for us, but we have absolute control about how we react to the circumstance. A small part of life is what happens to us, but the larger, more intriguing part of life is what we choose to do about it. If we do not take responsibility we cannot learn, grow, and challenge ourselves; we cannot reach our goals. Taking accountability is the first step toward being tenacious and resilient, because it’s accepting that we have sole control over our destiny. Don’t stare at closed doors. Instead, break them down or look for
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Listen to your inner voice guide you in the most difficult times, when quitting seems the most reasonable option.
Be unreasonable, always. Seeing what is possible requires a vision of what the outcome is, and a willingness to accept failure after failure, not letting them discourage you from reaching that goal.
